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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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